mashif
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| For Those Who Are Unaware of The Cable Company @stuartk Next time I'm looking for cables I'll check with Steve. But I'm pretty content with what I have for now. | |
| Tube preamplifier lifespan I wouldn't trust the opinion of someone who sells new gear about how long it lasts. | |
| Electronic cross-over on pre-amp out, to split signal to subwoofer and bookshelf speakers I have a HPF from Marchand Electronics for that purpose. It's a 24db slope at 80hz. It's completely transparent and accomplishes what you want. My preamp has 3 outputs so I have a separate one for my sub. | |
| 15 amp vs 20 amp I think most subs are Class D amps that don't require as much current. | |
| For Those Who Are Unaware of The Cable Company I wouldn't hesitate to buy from The Cable Company if they had a product I wanted. But my couple of interactions with their "consultants" were a big turn off. Without inquiring about my background, I was treated to a round of "audiophile 101" by ... | |
| Is this a meaningful upgrade? @lurch-uk I use an ifi LAN Silencer. | |
| Subwoofer Phase Control The phase control certainly impacts the integration and I've played with it quite a bit. But I can't say I've found a setting that I consistently prefer. The tonality changes don't translate into a "better" integration, just different. It's probab... | |
| use of ChatGPT for HIFI I've been using Google Gemini, standard issue on my Pixel 8. It can be very helpful but requires good prompts and follow up questions. I start by assigning an "expert" role related to my question. I'll tell it to be a "professor of electrical engi... | |
| Interim SS Amp - Likely Candidates? +1 Parasound A21+ or the A23+, depending how much power you need. Brand new ones in silver are on sale from Parasound for 30% off. | |
| Acoustics experts - a little help please I have 3 48x24x6 bass traps above my listening position. I plan to add diffusion above the speakers. It partly depends on your flooring. With carpet, the diffusion is more important but if you have hard floors the ceiling cloud helps a lot. | |
| Favorite Newly Discovered Female Vocalist Sarah Jarosz - start with Undercurrent. If you like that, she has 7 other albums just as good. Sierra Hull Sarah McLaughlin Roseanne Cash | |
| Flatscreen between speakers I do have a thin foam cover over mine but I also do something else. The screen being parallel to your listening position is a big part of the problem. Mine is on a swivel and I position it on about a 30' angle so it's reflection is scattered in an... | |
| Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds I think it's a great album. It sounds good on my system. It's a very live sound with a lot of delays and reverb so it's not a "clean" sound but it's got great energy. | |
| Bass Traps Bass traps are called that because they absorb some low frequency waves compared to thinner panels but below 80hz, not that much. So they are absorbing everything above including mids and highs. That makes the bass sound more prominent and even. M... | |
| Claude #2 I somehow missed the Claude 1 discussion but I've recently been using AI for audio questions with great success. I always assign the AI a certain expertise and make it recheck facts and sources. Sometimes it's like a lazy child you have to encoura... |